An Organic Pest and Weed Management Guide for Extension Agents and Technical Service Providers (TSPs).
This factsheet is meant to provide extension agents and technical service providers in the west with an overview of organic pest and weed management, and increase knowledge of organic systems to effectively support organic and transitioning-to-organic farmers.
Prefer to listen? Watch our Organic Pest and Weed Management for Extension Agents in the West webinar.
In this 75-minute session, presenters will walk through the most common insects, diseases, and weeds found across the WSARE region — from apple maggot and wheat stem sawfly to kochia and field bindweed — and connect that regional context to the pest management requirements outlined in the National Organic Program. Drawing on research conducted in the West, the session will focus on practical, science-backed strategies that extension agents and TSPs can bring directly to the farmers they serve, covering approaches to weed management, insect and disease control, and the “many little hammers” IPM framework that underpins organic production.
